- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 5 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what protocols exist for Scottish Ambulance Service crews when deciding whether to follow or override decisions made by an adult whose thought processes may be impaired by ill health.
Answer
All Scottish Ambulance Service clinicians receive training on the implications of the Adults with Incapacity Act and how to support patients where the individual''s capacity to make decisions may be impaired. This forms part of basic training, is covered in post proficiency training, and is also made available on the SAS internal intranet pages.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met local authorities to discuss flooding.
Answer
The most recent meeting of the Flooding Bill Advisory Group on which COSLA and local authorities are represented was on 21 August 2008. In addition, I have visited a number of local authorities in recent months and discussed flooding amongst other issues.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Ambulance Service crews can contact anyone else for advice if they are not sure what decision to make when attending to an adult whose thought processes may be impaired by ill health.
Answer
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) are currently piloting the presence of senior paramedics in the emergency medical dispatch centres. One of the added value services delivered by these individuals is to provide professional support to frontline staff. SAS crews can also contact other colleagues to seek advice and support should this be required.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to introduce a “20’s plenty” scheme for motor vehicle drivers in all cities and major towns in Scotland.
Answer
This would be a matter for traffic authorities to consider.
Local authorities have considerable powers and flexibility with regard to the introduction of 20mph speed limits. They have power to introduce mandatory 20mph zones, where engineering measures are a standard feature to ensure that the zones are self-enforcing, and mandatory 20mph speed limits, with or without traffic calming measures, and mandatory part-time 20mph limits. They can also introduce advisory 20mph speed limits at suitable locations, with the aim of making roads safer. Many 20mph speed limit schemes already exist across Scotland.
The Scottish Government believes that these lower speed limits can contribute to road safety by making drivers aware of the appropriate speed for the area.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much detail is sought by call handlers for the emergency services and ambulance control regarding a person's history of epilepsy and other current health conditions.
Answer
The call takers ask if the patient has ever had an epileptic fit before, if the patient has any heart problems and whether or not they are diabetic.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pedestrians have been struck by a vehicle while crossing either a zebra or a pelican crossing in the last two years.
Answer
The following table shows the number of reported pedestrian casualties involved in injury accidents who were struck by a vehicle while crossing a zebra or pelican crossing.
| | Zebra Crossings | Pelican Crossings* | Total |
| Killed | Serious | Slight | Killed | Serious | Slight | |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 36 | 83 | 141 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 92 | 154 |
Source: Scottish Government (STATS 19 return).
Note: *Includes puffin, toucan or similar non-junction pedestrian light crossing.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether call handlers for the emergency services and ambulance control ask if a person with epilepsy has a personal care plan in respect of their epilepsy.
Answer
This is not asked routinely.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Ambulance Service crews attending an epilepsy case know in advance whether that person has been prescribed any rescue medication, what that medication is and who is authorised to give it.
Answer
This is not a routine part of the immediate triage of the patient by the call handler. However, the medication history and the use of rescue medicine is often volunteered by the third party if they are a relative or carer of the patient.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what training Scottish Ambulance Service paramedics receive to manage difficult epilepsy cases.
Answer
The management of difficult cases is covered as part of the general training programme.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to visit the city of Houston, Texas, to see the “20’s plenty” scheme in operation.
Answer
In 2001, the Scottish Executive evaluated the effectiveness of 75 low cost 20 mph pilot projects implemented by local authorities throughout Scotland. A copy of the research is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 46462). As evaluated 20''s plenty schemes already exist in Scotland, there are no plans to visit sites elsewhere.
